A New Vision for the Cocoa Sector

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www.worldcocoaconference.org Dear Colleague, On behalf of the International Cocoa Organization, its Council It is only by involving producers and the consumers, trade and its member countries, I would like to invite all stakeholders and industry, governments, civil society and other relevant in the cocoa and chocolate sector to join us for the fourth development partners, that we will be able to progress along edition of the World Cocoa Conference, in Berlin, Germany, the road toward those sustainable goals in the Global Cocoa 22-25 April 2018. Agenda that we first mapped out together in 2012 at the first World Cocoa Conference in Abidjan. At a time when there are significant threats to the sector, and its various stakeholder groups, we have a welcome opportunity Beyond these core topics, we are pleased once again to be at the Conference to discuss and deal with the most difficult looking in depth at the Fine and Flavour cocoa sector, and the issues in cocoa. We at the ICCO strongly feel that these serious speciality chocolate segment which is linked to it. And we are topics need to be addressed by all members of the value most gratified to be returning to the topic of Women in Cocoa chain, from farmers (and especially from them) through the and Chocolate, which should offer us all new insights into the trade and industry to the final consumer. way, regardless of gender, we can all work together for the benefit of the whole sector. We are able to present this fourth edition of the World Cocoa Conference as a result of the gracious invitation of our hosts, Once again we will have an Exhibition bringing together the government of the Federal Republic of Germany. In Berlin, some of the most important businesses and organisations we will be striving even more than previously to bring the serving the sector, and there will also be innovative sessions whole sector and the entire chain into the discussions. To that and more light-hearted opportunities to network and end, we have not only gathered a range of expertise across compare experiences. a huge spectrum of cocoa and chocolate knowledge and experience. With the help of some technology, we are also If you are a cocoa or chocolate sector stakeholder, please join planning to focus much more on interactivity and stimulating us in Berlin. This event is for you: to move the sector forward, discussions among all our attendees, across four different we need your input and we would like to hear your voice. areas of sustainable development. Dr. Jean-Marc Anga The reason we are doing this is because we feel that the difficulties currently faced by the cocoa sector can never be Executive Director solved by one element of the value chain alone. International Cocoa Organization

WHY ATTEND WORLD COCOA CONFERENCE IN BERLIN?

Hear from the leading influencers in the global cocoa Address the challenges facing cocoa producing and chocolate sector communities around the world

Examine the impact of low prices on the sustainability Utilise new research to enhance cocoa production of cocoa production and the outlook for the global and develop climate smart technologies supply/demand balance Join stakeholders from across the value chain Assess prospects for boosting demand for cocoa – farmers, producer organisations, national in mature markets, origin countries and fast governments, traders, chocolate manufacturers growing economies and NGOs

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Official Opening of the Conference (part I) 9:30 Welcome Address from the City of Berlin Dr. Dirk Behrendt, Senator for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti- Discrimination

9:35 Welcome Address H.E Julia Klöckner, H.E Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany

9:55 Schokofair Presentation

10:00 Ministerial Addresses

H.E. Minister of Trade of Côte d’Ivoire, H.E.M. Souleymane Diarrassouba

H.E. Minister of Trade of Cameroon, H.E.M. Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana

H.E. Minister of Agriculture of Ecuador, H.E.M. Rubén Flores Agreda

H.E. Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce of Nicaragua, H.E.M. Orlando Solorzano Delgadillo

H.E. Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic, H.E.M. Angel Estevez Boudierd

H.E. Minister of Agriculture of Peru, H.E.M. Gustavo Eduardo Mostajo Ocola

10:50 Keynote Presentation Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director, ICCO

11:10 Cocoa Break Impact interviews on the couch by Solidaridad (1st Floor Foyer)

Official Opening of the Conference (part II)

11:40 Statement by the Platinum Sponsor Frank Mars, Member of the Board of Directors, Mars Incorporated

11:55 An Overview of Germany’s Chocolate Industry Stephan Nießner, Chairman, The Association of the German Confectionery Industry

12:10 Introduction of conference moderator Lucas Simons, CEO, NewForesight

12:30 Lunch – Sponsored by Mars

12:45 – 13:15 During lunch the Press Conference will take place in the Wien Room (Accredited press only will be admitted)

AGENDA - TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2018

SIMULTANEOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS

DEEP DIVES INTO VIABLE SOLUTIONS

TRACK 1: SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, TRACK 2: TRACK 3: TRACK 4: PROSPEROUS FARMERS AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT THRIVING COMMUNITIES (BERLIN ROOM B) (BERLIN ROOM C-E) (WIEN ROOM) (MARITIM ROOM)

How can we move to a How can we create an How do we ensure How do we create the right sustainable business case efficient industry chain continuous and growing enabling environment to and a living income for that more effectively links demand for sustainably make the whole sector farmers? farmers to markets and produced cocoa and cocoa- more sustainable? Moderator: Simran Sethi, Journalist ensures profitability for based products? Moderator: Lucas Simons, CEO, and Fellow, Institute for Food and everyone in the whole chain? Moderator: Dr Torben Erbrath, NewForesight Development Policy Moderator: Daniele Giovannucci, Director, Association of the President, Committee on German Confectionery Industry Sustainability Assessment (COSA) - BDSI

9.00 What is the actual How can we create access What is the global demand What is the role of situation of cocoa to inputs and services? and supply balance and industry and governments farmers? How important is access to what are the emerging and multistakeholder Anna Laven, KIT – The Netherlands finance? new markets? platforms in facilitating Esapa Patrick, South West Farmers’ Dirk Lebe, Swisscontact – Indonesia Dr Edward George, Ecobank - UK Cooperative (SOWEFCU) - Cameroun the enabling environment? Coralie David, ResponsAbility - France Steve Wateridge, Tropical Research Urs Furrer, Chocosuisse - Switzerland Aminata Bamba, ECOOKIM – Côte James Webb, IDH – The Netherlands - UK - USA d’Ivoire Rick Scobey, WCF Justine Maytraud, Solidarité Eric Bergman, Jenkins Sugar Group Jonas Mva Mva, IDH – The Netherlands International pour le développement - USA Leif Pedersen, UNDP Green How important is the et l’Investissement - France Commodities Program - Switzerland farm gate cocoa price for Solène Prince Agbodjan, OIKO Credit How will innovative Wolf Kropp-Büttner, GISCO - Germany a living income and what cocoa-based recipes shape How can we create can be done to improve it? future demand? Financial service providers Carla Veldhuizen, Fairtrade commercially-oriented Martin Christy, International in cocoa: What are the Dr Annemarie Matthess, GIZ - and professional farmer- Institute of Chocolate and Cacao latest tools available to Germany based organizations? How Tasting - UK Eric Ranaivosoa, Groupement des assist cocoa farmers and Acteurs du Cacao de Madagascar can we reach unorganized their governments? farmers and avoid the low- Claudia Huber, Dev-Impact - Switzerland hanging fruit syndrome? Jay Daniliuk, USAID Michiel Hendriksz, Farmstrong Mariam Gabala, Cabinet MDG Foundation - Switzerland Consulting – Côte d’Ivoire Hugh Johnson, WCFO - Jamaica Jean-Luc Konan, Cofina – Côte d’Ivoire Judith Steffens, PRO-PLANTEURS/ Yvonne Chileshe, ACP Secretariat GISCO - Germany Michael de Groot, Rabobank - The Victor Ganoza, TechnoServe Peru - Peru Netherlands

10.30 Morning Cocoa Break Impact interviews on the couch by Solidaridad (1st Floor Foyer)

11.00 How can we increase How can we mitigate the How powerful is marketing The missing link of sustainable productivity: price risk in cocoa? How in influencing demand? extension services: how What are the trends can we further develop John George, Euromonitor can we better facilitate International, UK in mechanization and innovation in addressing Sarah Browner, Innova Market the transfer of science to digitalization in farming? price volatility, and what Insights – The Netherlands farmers? Speakers: are examples of innovative Ruud Ludermann, University Manfred Borer, Advisor, PT Koltiva What is the effect of of Wageningen - Centre for Hassan Elamri, Head of Business mechanisms? Development Innovation Nicolas Mounard, Farm Africa - UK Management Crop Protection consumption promotion Stephan Brunner, Bayer Crop David Short, Aidenvironment – The West & central Africa, BASF schemes in countries of Science - Germany Netherlands Elise Benhamou, Agronomy & Business Leoncio Altamirano, Cooperativa Albert Scalla, INTL FCStone - USA origin? Development Cocoa, GBU Africa, Netam Multisectorial cacaoteros Federico Vignati, Chief Executive Fernando Teixeira Mendes, Organicos de Rosita - Nicaragua Environment and Climate Change, Comissão Executiva do Plano da The effects of climate CAF - Peru Lavoura Cacaueira, CEPLAC - Brazil Gerardo Paez, Empresa el Vergel - How do we optimize change and deforestation: Nicaragua farmer protection (safety how can farmers adapt or net)? mitigate them? Isaac Gyamfi, Solidaridad, Ghana Brigitte Laliberté, Bioversity Vincent Okyere Akomeah, Ghana International - Italy Cocoa Board Petra Kollmannsberger, 12Tree - Germany Toussaint N’Guessan, Organisation Mondiale des Cultivateurs de Cacao – World Cocoa Producer Organisation – Côte d’Ivoire Edit Kiss, Althelia – UK Jonas Mva Mva, IDH – The Netherlands www.worldcocoaconference.org AGENDA - TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2018

12.30 Lunch Impact interviews on the couch by Solidaridad (1st Floor Foyer)

14.00 How can we attract Will increased origin What role can retailers How do we bring the youth into cocoa processing impact trade play in influencing the about good production farming (focusing on and increase profitability growing demand for management policies and professionalizing young in origin countries? What sustainably-produced what are their effects in cocoa farmers, access to are the opportunities cocoa? producing countries? credit and land rights)? for small-scale cocoa Florian Schütze, Lidl - Germany Richard Asare, IITA - Nigeria Euphrasie Aka, International Cocoa Dr Niek Koning, WUR – The processing? Netherlands Initiative Francesca Kleemans, Cargill – The Certification and its Frank Okyere, Farmgate Foundation Netherlands challenges? Jose Valdez Santos, Valdez Cacao Gerard Stapleton, LMC International Jack Steijn, ISO/CEN – The Nethrlands Could commodity SFM S.R.L - Dominican Republic – UK Han de Groot, Rainforest Alliance exchanges trading co-

Carina Yuri Picado, Cooperative La Joseph Forson, Ghana Cocoa Board Fuzz Kitto, Stop the Traffik – Australia coa based in producing Campesina - Nicaragua - Ghana Head of countries improve Beatrice Moulianitaki, Joaquin Muñoz, CEMOI - France What are the new markets Sustainable Sourcing, The Hershey volatility and stabilize - Switzerland for healthy cocoa products Company Is the ethical cocoa trade a cocoa prices? and how can we market myth or reality? Prof Christopher Gilbert, Bologna Institute for Policy Research, Dario Soto Abril, Fairtrade them? Participants to be confirmed John Hopkins School of Advanced International -Germany International Studies - Italy Eric Garnier, Choba Choba - Switzerland Elizabeth Rizo, Ritter Sport – Nicaragua

15.30 Afternoon Cocoa Break Impact interviews on the couch by Solidaridad (1st Floor Foyer)

16.00 Human rights in cocoa How can we create What is the secret of How can we improve communities: focus on the traceability in our supply producing the best social conditions and gender issue. How can we chains? What are the chocolate? economic development at develop gender equity and technological advances Andreas Bertram, ZDS - Germany smallholder level? Warren Hsu, Fu Wan Chocolate Emanuele Biraghi, UNICEF – Côte more opportunities for and breakthroughs? Resort - Taiwan Andre van den Beld, COCOANET B.V. d’Ivoire women in the cocoa sector? Samantha Aquim, Aquim – The Netherlands Abraham Adusei, WCFO – Ghana Helen Van Hoeven, Oxfam America Gastronimia - Brazil Taco Terheijden, Cargill - The Victorine Kouaglou, Societe Viviane Brou Oussou N’Goran, Jose Vicente Franceschi, Casa Netherlands Cooperative Koado-Due - Côte d’Ivoire Federation of Women Farmers - Cote Franceschi – Venezuela d’Ivoire Rex Puentespina, Malagos Chocolate Margreet Groot, Modelez - What are the - Philippines What is the GCA Switzerland opportunities in framework and how do we diversification and the What is the impact of activate it? How can we eliminate Philippe Fontayne, Vice-Président, alternative methods sanitary and phytosanitary the worst forms of child Conseil National du Cacao - to generate additional (SPS) measures on the Madagascar labour in cocoa-producing income (a business case cocoa supply chain? Producing countries TBA countries? approach)? Alice Costa, CAOBISCO - Belgium Amany Konan, Comité National de Juan Pablo Zuñiga, ANECACAO - Richard Asare, IITA How can we get sufficient Surveillance des actions de lutte Ecuador Dr. Christophe Kouamé, World contre la traite, l’exploitation et Julia Manetsberger, European Cocoa land under production and Agroforestry Côte d’Ivoire le travail des enfants (CNS) - Côte Association improve land titles? Hernan Manson, International Trade d’Ivoire Representative of Nicaragua- TBA Gisèle Dutheuil, Institut Audace Center Switzerland Nick Weatherill, International Cocoa Afrique – Côte d’Ivoire Edmond Konan, Global Business Initiative - Switzerland Producing Country Representatives - TBA Group Virginie Mahin, Mondelēz - Switzerland

17.30 Closing Remarks

18.30 Coaches depart from the Maritim Berlin Hotel for the Official Gala Dinner of WCC4 (By registration only)

19.00 WCC4 Gala Dinner at the German Historical Museum

www.worldcocoaconference.org AGENDA - WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2018

12:00 The science in support of cocoa farming PLENARY SESSIONS (MARITIM ROOM) • Highlights from the International Symposium on Cocoa Research Brigitte Laliberté, Expert on Cocoa Genetic Resources, Bioversity NEXT STEPS AND THE WAY FORWARD International

12:20 Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Moderator: Lucas Simons, NewForesight • Highlights from the Women in Cocoa and Chocolate Forum Caroline Lubbers, Solidaridad 09:00 Panel discussion: New Vision – The Way Forward Yaa Amekudzi, Director Cocoa Life, Ghana, Mondelez International Opening statement by: Viwanou Gnassounou, Assistant Secretary General, ACP Secretariat 12:40 Reviewing the Berlin Declaration of the World Panellists include: Simran Sethi, Institute for Food and Development Policy, United Cocoa Conference 2018 States • Considering the main document resulting from the Daniele Giovannucci, Cosa - United States Conference, distributed earlier today Dr Torben Erbrath, BDSI - Germany and government and Industry representatives 13:00 Lunch Impact interviews on the couch by Solidaridad (1st Floor Foyer) 10:00 Assessing the Progress toward a Sustainable World Cocoa Economy 14:30 The Berlin Declaration: Presentation of the • Key performance Indicators Recommendations of WCC4 and adoption by Will Saab, Senior Consultant, NewForesight the Conference • Visual Presentation of the outcome of the 3D installation Boukje Theeuwes, Solidaridad 15:00 Closing Remarks and the Official 10.30 Cocoa Break Announcement of the host city for the Fifth (Including a guided tasting of samples of chocolate from experts World Cocoa Conference in 2020 from the Fine and Flavour Forum) Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director, International Cocoa Organization 11.00 New products, new potential 15:15 Closing Remarks by the Host Government New Products Dr Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal • Making Chocolate Products Without Fat, Sugar or Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Sweeteners - A New Chemistry Gregory Aharonian, President, Chief Scientist, Kukaxoco 15:30 Closing of the Conference • Ruby Chocolate (Barry Callebaut): its potential and market share Tastings of speciality chocolate in the Exhibition area Bas Smit, Head of Global Marketing, Barry Callebaut

New Potential • Fine or Flavour Cocoa – Highlight from the Forum Martin Christy, Director, IITCC

6 www.worldcocoaconference.org FINE AND FLAVOUR COCOA FORUM (BERLIN ROOM) - SUNDAY 22ND APRIL 2018

08:30 Registration Moderators: Martin Christy and Maricel Presilla 12:30 Lunch 09:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director, ICCO LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE Martin Christy, Director, International Institute of Chocolate FINE AND FLAVOUR ORIGINS: and Cacao Tasting (UK) 14.00 Nicaragua 09:10 An overview of the developments since the 2016 H.E. Mr. Orlando Solórzano, Minister of Development, Industry Fine and Flavour Forum in origin cocoas and and Commerce chocolate products Maricel Presilla, Founder, International Institute of Chocolate 14:10 Ecuador and Cacao Tasting (IICCT) & International Chocolate Awards, Representative TBA Gran Cacao Company, FCIA 14:20 Dominican Republic H.E. Mr. Federico Cuello, Ambassador to the United Kingdom NEW RESPONSES TO ADDRESS VARIOUS and Northern Ireland MARKET ISSUES: 14:30 Madagascar 09:30 Standards and tools for evaluating fine cacao and H.E. Mr. Chabani Nourdine, Minister of Trade and Consumption, chocolate Chairman of the National Cocoa Council Dr Darin Sukha, Research Fellow, Cocoa Research Centre of the University of the West Indies, (Trinidad and Tobago) 14:40 Peru Dr. Alex Rast, University of Southampton (UK) Representative TBA Martin Christy, Director, International Institute of Chocolate 14:50 New Approaches to Promoting Quality Chocolate: and Cacao Tasting (UK) The View of Successful Suppliers to the German Maricel Presilla, Founder, International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting (IICCT) & International Chocolate Awards, Market Gran Cacao Company, FCIA Michaela Schupp, Owner, Chocolats-de-luxe.de (Germany) (This topic will be discussed on Roundtable 1 at 15:50) Iveta Kilianová, Hover Chocolates (Germany) Ciaran Close, Hover Chocolates (Germany) 10:10 Do certified and ethical products work in Katharina Zeilinger, Belyzium Craft Chocolate (Germany) conjunction with fine cacao? Speakers to include a farmer/co-operative and a chocolate producer 15:30 Cocoa Break (This topic will be discussed on Roundtable 2 at 15:50) 10.40 Panel: How Fine and Flavour cocoa can increase 15.50 Roundtable Discussions farmer income / Productivity and Profit Table 1: Standards and tools for evaluating fine cacao and chocolate Frank Homann, Founder and CEO, Xoco (Honduras/Denmark), Table 2: Sustainability, certification and labelling in the fine and Guido Castanga, Award-winning artisanal bean-to-bar flavour cocoa sector chocolatier, giandujotti maker, author, TV personality (Italy) Table 3: Productivity and Farmer incomes in Fine Cacao (This topic will be discussed on Roundtable 3 at 15:50) Table 4: Marketing for end Consumers Table 5: Cadmium legislation and it effect on the fine cocoa and 11:10 Cocoa Break chocolate sectors

11:30 Examining the increase in small-scale production: 16:50 Forum Closes and Introducing the World’s Finest can cocoa emulate the rise of speciality coffee? Chocolate Warren Hsu, CEO, Executive Chef and Chocolate Maker, Fu Wan Meet the Winners of the International Chocolate Awards and hear Chocolate Resort (Taiwan) why they won. Hear descriptions and join tastings, with award- Spencer Hyman, Cocoa Runners (UK) winning chocolate makers and the farmers that grew the cacao (This topic will be discussed on Roundtable 4 at 15:50) 17:15 Forum ends - Exhibition inauguration ceremony Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director, ICCO 12.00 Assessing the threat from cadmium legislation on Friedrich Wacker, German Federal Ministry of Agriculture and fine cocoa origins and on small chocolate makers Food Mikkel Friis-Holm, Award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate maker, chef (Denmark) 17:30 Welcome Drinks Reception (Exhibition) Esteban Tinoco, Economist, International Cocoa Organization (Ecuador) Carmen Rosa Chavez, Ministry of Agriculture (Peru) (This topic will be discussed on Roundtable 5 at 15:50)

WOMEN IN COCOA AND CHOCOLATE EVENT (BERLIN ROOM) - MONDAY 23 APRIL 2018

Open to all attendees - The (not so) 18.00 Welcome, drinks and bites secret recipe for a future vision for the 18.25 Opening, welcome word cocoa sector: add more women! Cathy Pieters, Mondelez International Research from Harvard University, the World Bank, McKinsey, Solidaridad and Oxfam, to name but a few, 18.30 Introduction of the theme shows that adding more women to any process results in Boukje Theeuwes, Solidaridad improved innovation, profits and impact. The cocoa sector 18.45 Keynote speaker is facing unprecedented challenges related to human rights, responsible trade and climate change. Join us for Andrew Bovarnick, Global Head of the Green Commodities Programme, UNDP a thought-provoking and engaging discussion about how 19.00 Inspirational speaker adding more women to the mix can help the sector face Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, Director Cocoa Life Ghana, Mondelez International these challenges in innovative and powerful new ways. 19.15 Interactive group exercise and reflections Solidaridad and Mondelēz International with its Cocoa Life team 20.00 Wrap up of the evening are pleased to invite you on Monday evening 23 April, right after the last plenary session of the formal programme of the Caroline Lubbers, Solidaridad ICCO conference WCC4, between 18.00 and 21.00 hrs. The 20.15 Music, dance and drinks: networking time event will take place in the Berlin Room in the Maritim Hotel. 21.00 End of the program

www.worldcocoaconference.org CONFERENCE VENUE Berlin provides the perfect location for the World Cocoa Conference 2018, as capital of one of the world’s most important consuming countries and as a dynamic and cosmopolitan city offering something for every visitor.

Germany is the largest chocolate market in Europe and its per capita consumption is second only to that of neighbouring Switzerland. It has long been an important cocoa processor and is home to some of the world’s leading developers of processing technology. With the strong interest of German consumers in sustainable food production, this location will provide a context for the issues to be addressed at the World Cocoa Conference 2018.

The Hotel Maritim Berlin is located close to the vibrant Potsdamer Platz and a short walk from some of Berlin’s most iconic monuments including the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate. Offering all the amenities you would expect at a leading conference venue, the hotel gives you luxurious, convenient and good value accommodation for your stay in Berlin.

NEW FEATURES FOR 2018

Delegates will benefit from new features designed to encourage sharing ideas, meeting new contacts and building valuable partnerships within the cocoa sector.

Dig deeper during round Have your voice heard with A tweet wall to capture table discussions and interactive polling during views and insights impact interviews: the conference: throughout the event: Every coffee and lunch break Solidaridad Be an active participant in the conference Use the hashtag #WCC4BERLIN when organizes Impact Interviews on the couch sessions by sharing your own opinions with you tweet photos and comments and see in the foyer (1st floor). 7 opinion makers moderators and the rest of the audience them appear on screens around the event. from industry, governments and civil society by responding to on-stage questions via By capturing and displaying tweets from organizations are interviewed. Come, get the latest polling technology. Express your participants, as well as commentators inspired and voice your opinion for change own views and get a snapshot of what your from around the world, the tweet wall will that matters. industry peers think. capture the dynamic spirit of the event.

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